Since 2012 the Ford Explorer has had 99 US safety recall campaigns. The model year with the most is 2020 (33); the fewest, not counting the two newest years, is 2012 (5).
Every recall for the Ford Explorer, newest first: Ford Explorer recalls. Recalled? What to do, step by step.
Orange: the worst model year. Tap a year below for its recall card and what each recall was about.
Year by year
| Model year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 15 |
| 2027 | 2 |
Before you buy a used Ford Explorer
A high count does not mean every car of that year is bad: most recalls are fixed for free, and the question is whether your car's were. Check the car by its VIN, ask for the dealer invoice of each recall repair, and read the five-minute recall checklist.
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Source: the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public recalls register, read on 2026-11-13 for each Ford Explorer model year from 2012, refreshed weekly. A year with no bar may be a year the model was not sold. CarsMultiverse is an independent site published by A.I.T. Multiverse Consulting Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus.